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[8] Design for the east front of the house, c1784
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 32/78
Purpose
[8] Design for the east front of the house, c1784
Aspect
Elevation of the east front of a three-storey, five-bay block with a hipped roof. The central block is flanked by three-storey, single-bay corner turrets surmounted by stepped, ribbed domes and a finial. The central five-bay block has three-quarter height windows on the ground storey, full-height windows on the first storey and oculi on the second storey
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Elevation of the East Front of Blackadder House / (and in the hand of William Adam) the seat of Alexander Boswell Esqr and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1784
c1784
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (479 x 258)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
GR surmounted by a fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 3
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 122
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 122
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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